Turkish academic ZĂĽbeyde FĂĽsun Ăśstel now faces 15 months in prison after signing a petition calling for the Turkish government to change its policy towards the Kurds. She could become the first academic imprisoned for adding her signature.
Spring podcast with Karoline Kan, Ian Murray and Sinead Corr exploring the future of local news.
Journalists see the seizure of smartphones by judicial and police as a violation of Spain’s Constitution.
Index on Censorship has joined with Open Rights Group and Digital Rights Partners to warn the UK government that its proposals for tackling online content pose a real risk to freedom of expression.
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist Mehman Huseynov.
Index on Censorship condemns a criminal indictment sent to a Turkish court against 16 civil society leaders including artist Meltem Arikan, actors Memet Ali Alabora and Pinar Ogun, and journalist Can DĂĽndar.
Britain’s new counter-terrorism bill, which passed into law on Tuesday, threatens freedom of expression, Index warns
Already known as the biggest prison for journalists, Turkey is increasingly jailing social media users
Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli fled the country in fear in 2014 but in May 2017 he vanished while in Tbilisi, Georgia, and reappeared the following day back in his home country
Can DĂĽndar isn’t easily silenced. The outspoken Turkish columnist and editor has been fired, jailed and even shot at by a would-be assassin for his coverage of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government.
Member and partner NGOs of 13 Human Rights Houses issue a joint letter calling for urgent action from the international community to ensure the life, health, and rights of imprisoned Azerbaijani photojournalist, video blogger, and human rights defender Mehman Huseynov.
“It turned into a place where it became impossible to breathe,” says feminist visual artist Özgül Arslan about Turkey.
